Aaron couldn't resist laughing. "You understand me, so explain to me. How does a mother not understand her child? She had no idea of what type of boy I have become. She showed no interest in me. I was treated like a servant child and was exploited, even up until I was an adult. The servants loved me more than my own mother did this; I knew to be a fact." His voice was deep with pity and resentment.
Edie studied him for a moment. She could see him struggling with his emotions, forcing them down. "It's not Stuart's fault, so why do you have to keep fighting with him? Put an end to it and let it go?" she blurted out.
